The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25
THE AEAIHEE CHINESE
AND THEIR LABOR ORGANIZA-
TION In NEW YORK.
They Intend to Be In All Respects
"All samee Mclean Man"
and Hit Pipe.

New York, February 24.-The ad-
vertisement Of one Chong Fock, pub
lished yesterday, has brought TO light
q number OF facts cor corning the
local Chinese which were not hitherto
known. Chong Fock to q reporter
yesterday explained his advertise.
meht, and then his business, both
being essentially Chinese In method
and character. Under the most
amicable circumstances, Chorg Fock
has purchased the business and good
will Of Ing Yes Gouge, at 1888 Water
street. His first proce ding was to
publish the statement that he would
not be responsible for Ing zee
Gogue's debts. 1t will now be in
order, according to the Chiness Gus
tom, for Ing Yee Gonge to gay some
thing horrible about Chong Fock.
ChoDg Fock's business is the keep
ing OF boarding honse for Chinese
counterpart Of the Knights Of Labor
L. appears that there are between 1000
and 5000 Chinese sailing out OF this
port a. cooks and stewards, and they
have formed an organic ition which is
typifed by a row OF hen tracks quite
imposing to look at. They have Off
GERS and an organization entirely indie
pendent of the six companies. IL was
developed that the dominion OF the
six companies, who control all the
Chinese In California, does not extend
to New York.
The boarding house consists OF a
substsnt al three at ny brick building,
the two upper floors being devoted to
bedrooms, and the q st or main floor
to eating, opium smoking and re-
Iigious worship. The price charg, d ia
only So 80 per week, 80 that the BIRDS
nest soups, puppydog and other luxu-
ries known to the Ce estisl epicures
of the West are not furnished. Ia the
kitchen there is the cooking stove,
psntries for some picturesque china
and various utensils OF the American
Chinese cuisine. In the next room,
sacred to opium touches, a fat sailor
bay was recumbent Ia death slumber,
dreaming as hard of the realm Of
flowers as IS cents' worth OF the syrupy
narcotic could make him. A new
wrinkle in opium smoking was here
apparent. On the little lamp at which
the boy had lighted his pipe,
hung two horrible looking bee
ties, one Of red and white
enamel, the other of blue and black,
and each about an inch In length.
They had huge staring eyes, and 1t ap-
peared that 10 dark room, when the
lamp was lighted the emoker shaded
the lamp by putting them in front of
it, and the light shone through these
transparent eyes into his with a most
grotesque effect. To an American the
sight would produce twin nightmares
rather than Bensuous imagining, but
as the Chinese do everything back
ward, II is probable that their dreams
are no exceptions to the rule. The
meeting hall or religious room has the
usual furniture, including the altar on
the eastern side, In which is a picture
Of Col, Larry" Jerome in Chinese
costume, with sweet spirit OF good
peepiDg over his right shoulder and
the most diabolical kind OF an Italian
basso protundo on his right. The re-
porter inquired when Col. Jerome had
been elevated to the Coniunciau my
thology, and whether or no it had any
thing to do with his political inspira-
tiJns. The Chinese guide nodded intel
ligently and taid yes" quite swsetly.
Chinese always say Eyes" quite sweet
ly when they know what the ques-
Non is. There are some twenty q We
or thirty members in town at present.
Ohong Fcck explained that they
hadn't struck YET, as they hal had no
chance. They intended to do so when
they got time, however, as the organi-
cation intended to bs call sames Nell
can man" in every particular. A
Chinese strike, when 1t comes, will
not be altogether melancholy. They
are a one idea kind tf people, aud
once staltsd they would keep on
striking, though ali the gold OF New
ark, N. j., wss laid at their feet.